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Healthy One-Pot Dinners: 5 Go-To Meals For Busy Weeknights
Simple Healthy Recipes Amy Barnette Simple Healthy Recipes Amy Barnette

Healthy One-Pot Dinners: 5 Go-To Meals For Busy Weeknights

One of my favorite ways to cook is all in one pot. Whether I use the crockpot, the instant pot or a pot on the stove, I love when my cooking efforts wind up creating a complete meal. This way I don’t have to think about making a bunch of extra sides or doing a bunch of extra dishes. I particularly dig the one-pot meals that make good leftovers so that you can cook once and eat multiple times.

Read on to discover 5 of my favorite healthy one-pot dinners. In order to make the cut, they needed to meet the following criteria:

  • Simple and easy to make.

  • Provide a healthy balance of slowly-digesting carbs, high-quality protein and healthy fats.

  • Easy to double/triple and taste good as leftovers.

  • Made with clean, whole, nutrient-dense ingredients.

  • Made in one pot to make clean up a cinch.

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